Angie Wilson, director of the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center, poses on the center?s second floor outside the patient registration area. The windows overlook the Truckee River.

Many pieces make up the puzzle that is a healthy, successful Northern Nevada, and one that's often overlooked is the role of Indian tribes in Washoe County.

For instance, did you know that some taxes collected at the new Wal-Mart on Reno-Sparks Indian Colony land near Glendale Avenue and U.S. Highway 395 go to the colony and is used for numerous projects employing hundreds of people?